As the top figures of the Outer Court, the battle between the two entered a fever pitch right from the start.
Bei Bei's figure was like lightning, carrying violent thunder power as he launched fierce attacks from various angles. Between the swings of his dragon claws, thunder light burst forth, and the air crackled with explosive bangs.
Xu Sanshi, on the other hand, was as steady as a rock. The massive Mysterious Underworld Turtle Shield danced in his hands so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass through, blocking all of Bei Bei's storm-like attacks. The collisions between shield and dragon claws produced dull, thunderous roars, stirring Soul Power and scattering airwaves.
The students in the stands watched in fascination, their breathing seemingly stopping with every intense collision.
Privately, many had even placed bets on this duel long ago.
However, at a certain moment, a subtle change occurred in the battle situation.
Xu Sanshi, who had been defending steadily under Bei Bei's onslaught, was preparing to follow up a seemingly ordinary shield parry with a hidden sideways bash. However, as if possessing foresight, Bei Bei's footwork shifted strangely. Not only did he perfectly evade Xu Sanshi's collision path, but his ready-to-fire Second Spirit Skill, Thunderous Fury, roared out half a beat early. Countless thunderballs, as if they had eyes, precisely sealed off all of Xu Sanshi's possible evasion spaces, forcing him to take it head-on and making him look somewhat disheveled.
'Hmm?'
Caelus's brow twitched slightly.
The timing of Bei Bei's evasion and counterattack just now was too precise; it was almost as if... he had predicted Xu Sanshi's movements.
This was somewhat similar to the feeling when he used his "Future Prediction" talent, though the form of expression was different—he directly saw the opponent's actions in the next second, whereas Bei Bei now seemed guided by an invisible radar, catching every subtle movement and flaw of his opponent.
Almost subconsciously, Caelus's gaze crossed the arena and landed precisely on the other side of the stands, on the black-haired youth sitting next to Tang Ya who looked a bit nervous—Huo Yuhao.
Within his eyes, an extremely faint and hard-to-detect pale gold light was flickering.
'Spiritual Detection Sharing...'
Caelus immediately understood the reason.
Huo Yuhao was using his first Spirit Ability to provide Bei Bei with a 3D perspective of the entire field and subtle movement tracking of his opponent.
He was practically a human radar.
At the same time, Gu Yuena, sitting beside Caelus, also cast a faint glance at Huo Yuhao with her amethyst-like eyes. There was no ripple in her eyes, as if all of this was only natural.
'As the child of destiny, it's not surprising to have some special abilities.'
She evaluated indifferently in her heart.
'However, while this ability is wonderful, his own strength... is unavoidably a bit too weak.'
Under Huo Yuhao's "cheating" support, Bei Bei completely seized the initiative in the battle.
Xu Sanshi had a powerful defense, yet he was constrained everywhere, as if every step was calculated to death by his opponent.
Finally, under Bei Bei's series of exquisitely precise attacks, a microscopic gap appeared in Xu Sanshi's defense. Bei Bei seized the opportunity, and a Thunder Dragon Claw concentrating his entire body's strength violently broke through the defense, knocking him back several steps. With his blood and Qi churning, he had already lost.
Although this battle ended faster than expected, Caelus had already caught a glimpse of Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's strength.
He knew that neither had used their full strength. Whether it was the Divine Beast Xuanwu Bloodline contained within Xu Sanshi, or the even deeper hidden Radiant Holy Dragon Bloodline in Bei Bei, neither had been activated.
But judging from this glimpse, he could already roughly locate the surface strength level of these two top geniuses of the Outer Court.
He turned his head to look at the calm Gu Yuena beside him and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"
Gu Yuena's gaze remained on the empty arena, her tone cold and carrying a hint of natural arrogance: "Inferior to me."
Hearing this, the smile on Caelus's face deepened a bit, and he nodded, saying, "What a coincidence, I think so too."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena finally turned her eyes and looked at Caelus carefully, a very faint trace of surprise flashing in her purple eyes.
She confirmed that Caelus was not joking or merely echoing her.
She looked down on Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi because of her foundation and height as the Silver Dragon King. Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and even the Radiant Holy Dragon Bloodline were essentially lower-tier existences compared to her Silver Dragon Martial Soul; she possessed absolute suppression at the same Rank.
But Caelus... where did his confidence in not taking Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi seriously come from?
His Martial Soul, the Regent of Time, was certainly mysterious, but its specific power was still unknown.
Facing Gu Yuena's inquisitive gaze, Caelus only returned a meaningful smile without explaining.
He then stood up, stretched lazily, and said to Lan Susu and the others, "Let's go, the show is over."
After speaking, he turned and took the lead in walking out of the Soul Dueling Area without the slightest lingering attachment.
For a girl like Gu Yuena, whose bones were filled with arrogance and who looked down on everything, being too proactive in approaching and explaining would only make her feel you had ulterior motives or lacked confidence, like a stray dog wagging its tail for pity.
Only by showing equal or even stronger strength, a more transcendent posture, and using one's own unique radiance to attract her, making her curious and wanting to explore proactively, could one truly gain her recognition, and then... use this power in the future to achieve one's grand ambitions.
Playing hard to get is the best strategy.
Time flew by, and the three-month adaptation period for new students passed in a flash.
During these three months, Caelus's Soul Power improved steadily, reaching Rank 39, just one step away from the Spirit Ancestor Realm.
Ye Guyi also progressed rapidly, increasing by one Rank to reach Rank 35.
The sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo also improved by one Rank, becoming Rank 28 control system Spirit Grandmasters.
The further one reaches the Late Stage, the more difficult it becomes to increase Soul Power; their progress was already not slow.
Caelus keenly noticed that while teaching conventional Soul Master knowledge, the class teacher Han Ruoruo specifically interspersed many wilderness survival skills and the characteristics and countermeasures for undead creatures.
This made him immediately understand that Shrek Academy was preparing for the future, systematically cultivating the Outer Court Disciples' practical experience in dealing with Nirvana Corpses.
It made sense that elites like Han Ruoruo, who had an Inner Court background and had actually handled related incidents, would be sent to teach in the Outer Court.
Presumably, before long, more Disciples graduated from the Inner Court would be added to the Outer Court teaching staff.
The threat brought by Nirvana Corpses had already forced giants like Shrek to adjust their teaching models that had been inherited for ten thousand years, and other Sect forces were likely doing the same.
Over these three months, under Han Ruoruo's gentle yet strict teaching, as well as the effective assistance of Caelus and Gu Yuena, the overall atmosphere of freshman class six was positive and orderly.
This formed a sharp contrast with the neighboring new student class one.
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